Reducing weight and fuel consumption of civil aircraft by electromagnetic launch

Electromagnetic launch systems have been proposed for military applications to accelerate jet planes on aircraft carriers. This paper proposes the implementation of similar technology to aid civil aircraft take-off, which can provide significant economic, environmental and technical benefits. Assist...

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Main Authors: Bertola, Luca, Cox, Tom, Wheeler, Patrick, Polenta, Valerio, Garvey, Seamus D., Morvan, Herve
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42714/